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Restaurants and Food => Food => Topic started by: giantsfan2016 on October 27, 2017, 08:02:02 AM

Title: Kelloggs accused of racism with Corn Pops Cereal Box
Post by: giantsfan2016 on October 27, 2017, 08:02:02 AM
Kellogg's is being accused of racism after a cartoon on the back of a box of Corn Pops Cereal depicted a dark colored cartoon character working as a janitor.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kellogg-apologizes-for-art-on-corn-pops-boxes-seen-as-racist/

Brammy's notes: Maybe I'm missing something because I'm a 30-something year old White dude, but how the hell is this racist?
Title: Re: Kelloggs accused of racism with Corn Pops Cereal Box
Post by: TheFugitive on October 27, 2017, 10:50:19 AM
Racist was my black employee at Ames who had rocks thrown at her car
while people shouted "Go Home N****r!"

Racist is a black Ames store manager I knew who had to be transferred out of a small
town for his own safety because he was getting death threats.

A stupid cartoon is not racist.
Title: Re: Kelloggs accused of racism with Corn Pops Cereal Box
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 31, 2017, 01:45:33 PM
I can't believe that people are "triggered" by offensive images. If they have nothing nice to say about it, shut up!